Chapter 4: Capper of Klugetown
Back at Canterlot, things are not going so well. The storm creatures have captured the ponies and enslaved them. All the ponies are forced to wearing mussels, anti-magic braces, and claps for the wings. One of the storm creatures cut the strings to the balloon causing them to fly away.
At the balcony of Canterlot Castle, Tempest watch as the invasion has been completed, and the storm clouds covered the sky.
After seeing the balloons fly, she says annoyed tone, "All this power wasted on parties…"
She then walks inside the castle to check on the princesses who have been turned into crystal statues.
"... when there are far greater uses," Tempest adds, walking past the Celeista statue and light up her horn with annoyance.
As she walks in the throne room, two shadow creature standing side by side next to a bowl supported by legs, and has some kind of blue liquid inside. One of them presents a bottle with some kind of liquid inside, and it's ringing like a 'cellphone.'
Tempest firmly demands, "Well? Answer it!"
The storm creature uncork the bottle, and pour the potion inside. Suddenly, the spell creature blue like flames. Then shows the same face on the airship…. The Storm King.
"Where am I supposed to be looking? I never understand how this spell works," The Storm King says to himself.
Then he shouts, "Tempest!"
"Over here, Your Excellency," Tempest answers.
"Where?" The Storm king asks, looking around.
"Over here," Tempest answers.
"Huh?" The Storm King questions.
"No. No, right. Look right," Tempest confirms,
"My right?" The Storm King asks.
"Yep," Tempest answers.
After looking around, the Storm King is able to see Tempest now, "Oh. There you are."
Then he says, "Here's the deal. I'm in the middle of a big re-brand here. 'The Storm King' is tracking well as 'intensely intimidating,' but you know what? I need to back it up. You know what I need to back it up with? A storm! That would be great! You promised me magic that could control the elements, and right now, I'm holding a what? A branch. A twig. Bleh!"
"Uh, that would be the Staff of Sacanas, Your Excellency, and it will...channel the magic of the four rulers of this land. You'll soon have the power of a hundred armies." Tempest clarifies as the Storm King simply listens.
He only replies with a nod and a, "Mhmmm!
Then the Storm King asks, "So that would be a yes on your locking down the four Pegacornicuseses, or whatever you call them?
"Give me three days. I'll have everything ready for your arrival," Tempest replies.
With a cold stare, the Storm King says, Remember, Tempest. Only I have the power to make you whole. Make this twig work, and you'll get your reward. Fail me, and your horn won't be the only thing that's broken."
"It won't be a problem," Tempest answers.
"Great! I'm ready to power up, crash and bash, and be the biggest, baddest bugaloooooo…" The Storm King loudly says in excitement. But then the spell ends up getting 'bad service' and cancels out.
When the flame has disappeared, Grubber is standing behind it with a confused look
"Thorry, bad thpell thervice. You want me to call him back?" Grubber says.
Tempest walks to Grubber, and asks, Do you have the Princess?
Well, uh, funny thtory. It kinda theemth like she... she might've like, you know, got away... a little bit," Gubber answers, seeing Tempest showing a firm stare.
Then Grubber says, "I know you're dithappointed, but I got one word for you…"
"Thpongecake." Grubber adds bringing out a sponge cake with a smile.
But Tempest zaps Grubber with his horn, giving him a few burns, and making the sponge cake well done.
"I need all four for the staff to work," Tempest says in frustration.
"Hey, I know! I want the Thtorm King to fix that crazy horn as badly as you do. It lookth like a crackly chipped tooth on the top of your head. And you know you don't look good in hatth,"
Tempest lost her temper, and angrily shouts to Grubber, "That Princess is not gonna keep me from getting my horn back! Prepare my ship!"
Grubber yelps and leaves to tell the storm creatures to prepare the ship to go after Princess Twilight. Tempest manages to take a few breaths before calming herself down
Then she says, "Please. How far could one little pony get on her own?"
But far into the desert, Princess Twilight, Sun, and their friends are still traveling to find the queen for the other princesses. Sadly because of the heat, and the sand, finding any sight of s town or city is tiring.
"There's sand in my... everything... Heh... Saving... Equestria…" Pinkie says, feeling tired.
Then she begins to laughs like a mad pony.
Then Pinkie happily says, "Oh! Look! Maybe this guy knows which way to go!"
She picks up a skull of a dead animal, and tries to hear what it has to say.
"What's that, friend? We're lost? " Pinkie says, talking to the bone.
She then starts laughing like crazy, and coughing before having her face flat on the sand.
"Well it's official, Pinkie Pie has lost it," Aria says.
"I'm so tired," Sonata says, feeling tired and sweaty.
Spike collapses on his knees, and tiredly says with struggles to breath, "We could be going in... circles!" Endless... sand…
"Nothin' for miles... but sand…" Spike adds, exhausted, and stretches his face,
"and this rock…" Spike tiredly says, holding a rock.
Then Spike heavenly breaths showing his rump with a cactus on it, "and this cactus…
"... and this roooooooooaaaaaad..." Spike heavenly breaths of exhaustion, and collapse on the rocky path.
Then repeats, "...this rooooooad..."
Hearing Spike's tired statement, Princess Twilight questions, "Hmm? A road?"
Princess Twilight continues to walk on the path with hope, and says,"Where there's a road, there's a…"
Princess Twilight gasp with a smile.
Everyone looked and are amazed to see what they're seeing. They are seeing a kind of city in the middle of the desert.
"What is that?" Rarity asks.
Pinkie jumps up, and shouts in excitement, "Oooh! A city! We are doing it, you guys!"
"You know what they say: where there's a city, there's a spa!" Rarity says in excitement.
"Who says that?" Rainbow asks.
"Rarity does," Sun answers.
"So does Adagio sometimes," Aria answers.
"'Case you forgot, we're on a mission to save Equestria," Applejack replies.
"I can multitask," Rarity says.
"And I don't say that Aria and you know it," Adagio sternly says to her sister.
Surrounded by the buildings, a green bird is flying past it. Suddenly, a rope caught around it's leg, and is dragged down into a cage. The bird has been captured by two pig like creatures.
"Don't worry, little one, we'll let ya go!" The pig creature with the hat says.
"To the highest bidder!" The pig creature with the ponytail says.
"Nice!" the pig creature with the hat replies.
The girls have reach the city and are now looking around the city fo see what kind of place it is.
A vender shouts, "Storm King bobbleheads!"
Another vender looks at Princess Twilight, and asks, "Ooh. Hey! You with the horn, you selling?"
Princess Twilight becomes scared and turns her head away from the vender. Fluttershy turns her head to see the bird are trapped in cages.
"Oh…" Fluttershy sadly replies.
Just then, the bird squawk loud.
"Ooh!" Fluttershy scaredly replies, and runs to the others.
As the girls walk in the city. They see blue turtle like creature putting barrels in the car.
Sun politely, "Hi there!"
But then the turtle creature's barrel falls out the of the cart. Luckily, Princess Twilight is able to pick them up with her magic.
"Ooh, We're sorry. Here. Lemme help you with that," Princess Twilight says, offering the creature help.
Princess Twilight begins to help the creature with the cart. Unaware that someone is nearby. A male feline creature has orange color fur, dark blue on his head., and green color eyes. He is wearing a red coat and a purple color bandage around his tail. He turns his head around to see Princess Twilight helping with the merchandise and the cart. And her friends.
The turtle creature angrily shouts, "Hey! No magic around my merchandise!"
The girls scream, and they along with Spike run away. Rainbow stops the turtle creature in his path.
The cat becomes intrigued to see the girls, "Hmmm... Very interesting…"
Princess Twilight, Sun, and the others walks around the marketplace.
Princess Twilight whispers to the girls, "Okay. We just gotta stick together. Be careful who you talk to. And try to blend in."
"Yes. I have a feeling that these creatures might not be the most friendly ones, and some are a bit shady" Sun says.
Adagio notices someone is missing and asks, "Uh, where's Pinkie?"
Suddenly, they hear Pinkie shouting, "Can I have your attention please?!"
Princess Twilight groans in reply. And Sun facepalm her head with her hand. Applejack also rolls her eyes.
Pinkie is in the middle of the road trying to get the citizens attention.
"Can anypony take us to the Queen of the Hippos?!" Pinkie shouts.
A fish creature says, "You want something? You gotta give something!"
Pinkie jumps into his arms, and suggests, "Well, how about a big warm hug from a grateful pony friend?"
The fish man just drps Pinkie on the ground.
"How about this comb that I've never used?" Pinkie suggests, showing a lizard creature a yellow comb with some of her hair strains.
Pinkie goes to a turtle creature, and asks, "A picture of my sister Maud?"
"This breath mint?" Pinkie asks, showing a small mint to a pig creature.
Then she sheepishly says, "Seriously, buddy. Help me help you."
The pig creature get annoyed and belches his bad breath at Pinkie. Pinkie sniffs it, and falls over for how bad it smells.
Princess Twilight walks to Pinkie, and says, "Pinkie, you can't just take off!"
"And you don't need to announce to every…" Princess Twilight adds, clenching her teeth together.
"Relax, Twilight! I totally got this!" Pinkie reassures with a smile.
Just then, the creatures of the city are stepping forward at the girls and Spike.
"Uh Pinkie, I'm starting to have some doubts about this," Sun worriedly says.
The lizard creature asks, "How much for the giant gecko?"
"Who you callin' a gecko?" Spike asks, feeling insulted. The others become surprised to hear it.
Princess Twilight stands in front of Sun, and says, "Uh, Spike isn't for sale."
Just then, a female horned creature calls out, "I want that fancy purple hair! I'll give ya two storm bucks for it!"
"Two storm bucks?! It's worth more than that!" Rarity sternly says.
"Heh?" Princess Twilight says looking confused.
Sun shouts, "What?! Are you nuts?!"
Suddenly, the creatures of the city begins to walks towards them as they create a scene. Coming out of the alley is the same cat who has taken an interest to the girls, and is hearing the commotion.
A deer creature shouts, "Gimme that pink one!"
"I'll take the blue one!" The first pig creature shouted.
But the second one shouts, "No! I want the blue one!"
"I need that lizard!" The lizard creature shuts.
One screams, "I'll take that picture of your sister!"
"I want all seven for my collection!" The deer creature shouts.
The girls and Spike stand together, and are surrounded by the creatures in the city.
Just then, the cat creature jumps into the scene, and announces with a warning, "Back up, everyone! Back it up! Y'all in some serious danger! Now you didn't touch any of them, did you? Just look at all those colors! You think that's natural? They're infected with 'pastelis coloritis'.
The creatures gasp in shock
Annoyed Applejack comes up, and says, "Now, you listen here, fella, there ain't…"
But the cat covers her mouth with his tail.
"Don't worry, don't worry, as long as you're not covered in purple splotches, you'll be fine," The cat creature says.
He secretly covers his tail with purple fruit juice and uses it to spread it on the fish creature.
He looks at the fish creature, and says, "Uh-oh."
The fish creature gasp in shock to see the spots, and panics, "What do I do?!"
"Enjoy your last moments and don't touch anyone. Because parts will fall off," The cat creature says.
The fish creature screams, "Me parts!"
Everyone gasp and scream in fear of this infection. And run away from the girls as soon as possible.
"Well, all right.," the cat creature says, looking at the girls and let out a purr.
Rainbow flies up to him, and happily shouts, You are awesome!
"Mm-hm," The cat creature replies.
"And quite charming," Rarity says, and giggles with a smile.
Spike huff with his arms crossed, and is starting to be full with envy.
Adagio says, "Well now, who is the feline hottie?"
"Capper's the name. Charming's my game," The cat, Capper answer.
Then he says, "So... to the Hippos, then?"
Then walks away so he can show the girls the way.
Pinkie laughs with a smile.
Sonata happily says, "Thanks you! We can really use some help."
Sonata and Pinkie begin to follow him,
But Princess Twilight stops them, and whispers, "I don't know if we should trust him."
"We could definitely use a friend out here!" Pinkie happily replies.
Capper interupts the conversation, You know what? Little Cotton Candy Hair is right. And, if I do say so myself…
Capper:
This town is not a nice place
For little fillies all alone
There are lots of twists and corners
That could lead to the unknown
Capper walks around the girls, and shows them the alley way with some of the creatures.
Capper:
Let me guide your way
And I'll be sure to help you through
Capper walks past the group of friends. Then cuts the rope with his claw.
Capper:
You could really use a friend out here
That cause the board to falls between the roofs, covering the sun. Making the place dark, and showing his green eyes.
Capper:
And luckily for you...
Capper then moves to an alley, and a light shines only on him.
Capper:
I'm the friend that you need
When you're lost and don't know what to do
I'm your pal, your amigo
Capper leads the group of friends to a doorway with a rodent creature.
Capper:
Useful and resourceful, too
Capper and the rodent creature do a special handshake, and opens the door for them
And my help, you'll concede
Is a plus guaranteed
Capper leads them to a market place. While the girls aren't looking, Capper secretly takes the fruit from the merchant.
Capper:
You can call and I'll come running
Just follow my lead
He juggles the fruit, and give two to two fish creatures. Then presents one to Applejack, making her smile.
Capper:
'Cause I'm the friend you need!
Mouse Creature:
He's a friend
Scaly Creature:
Quite a friend!
Both:
He's a friend indeed!
Then they both eat the fruit Capper has give them.
Capper:
You need a bud to spot the danger
Capper leads the way, and stop the girls before a giant foot can step on them.
Capper:
A pal to stop the creep
Spike becomes scared and lean back unaware a tentacle is about to sneak up on him. Luckily, Capper tap it away.
Capper:
A chum and not a stranger to assist
Capper puts a plank between the two roofs over the gap. Soon, the gang cross.
Capper:
You need a bro who is cunning
That can help you take the leap
Now Capper and the gang are riding on a cart. And jump over a gap. Then walk on the tracks by foot
Capper:
A friend who knows what's lying in the mist
Capper then disappears in the mist.
Capper:
Don't fear these darkened alleys
They're scary, yes, I know
Fluttershy walks a little. Then stops with a frighten look in her eyes. On top of a ceiling there are strange creatures opening their red color eyes to reveal bats.
Capper:
Why, you could use a friend
To protect you wherever you go
Before the bats can reach her. Capper brings an umbrella, opens it, and the bats bounce around it.
Capper:
And such a dazzling beauty
Covered in dirt and muck
Capper circles around Rarity and Adagio, and show them that they are standing on mud.
Capper:
But now your fate is changing
Capper then brings out a red carpet and rolls it down to where the girls and Spike stand.
Capper:
Now you are in luck
Capper runs on the carpet to the gang, and rolls on it. Then jumps in front of them
Capper:
'Cause I'm the friend that you need
When you're lost and don't know what to do
I'm your pal, your amigo
Lookin' out for friends like you
Capper the leads the girls on the carpet. The girls happily follows him. Capper is leading the girls to a big building with a windmill on it.
Capper:
And my help, you'll concede
Is a plus guaranteed
Just call and I'll come running
We'll say it's agreed...
Capper then leads the girls and Spike to a wall. He opens the door and the group walk in. Princess Twilight doesn't think this is right trusting Capper. Sun feels unsure about trusting him, but wants to give him the benefit of the doubt.
Once the girls and Spike are through the door, Capper secretly comes to a small lightly blue gray wearing wearing a small hat, and a coat with a scarf.
Capper slips note into his scarf, and says, "Here. Tell Verko, "My place, twenty minutes." I've got something that will 'magically' erase all my debt."
Then Capper runs through the doors.
Capper:
'Cause I'm the friend you need!
He then runs to where the girls and Spike are. They are riding on some kind of moving stairway. Capper jumps on with them for the ride.
Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow Dash, Adagio Dazzle, Aria Blaze, and Sonata Dusk:
He's a friend
Rarity:
Quite a friend!
Everyone except Twilight:
He's a friend indeed!